A Conversation with Gu Yuena [Seeking Follow-up Reads]

"Sort of, but not entirely." Long Yuan placed the book back on the shelf and poured a cup of tea for both of them.

Gu Yuena took a sip of tea and asked with some surprise, "Since when did you learn to do these things? I thought—"

"Thought what? That I was a brute with nothing but muscles in his head?"

Isn't he?

Gu Yuena ultimately didn't voice that thought. Instead, she took a sip of tea and used the opportunity to change the subject. "Fine, let's talk business. What is your current situation?"

"Remember Na'er? Just as you used your spiritual origin to create her, I used my own bloodline origin to craft this body. It's just that it's still very weak right now, far inferior to my original body."

Hearing this, Gu Yuena used her spiritual power to examine Long Yuan, but unfortunately, she had sealed herself away and couldn't discern anything at all. She had no choice but to give up.

"Alright, can you tell me what happened that I don't know about?"

Long Yuan nodded. "Of course."

"After you left the God Realm, I was sealed in the Forbidden Land of the God Realm by those gods. Later, the God of Destruction wanted to expand the God Realm to strengthen its power, which led to a conflict with the Seagod Tang San, and the two broke out into a great war. Unfortunately, the God of Destruction's wife, the God of Life, did not support him, and so the God of Destruction failed. But it was right at that moment that a powerful Space-Time Turbulence struck the Douluo God Realm. Destruction and Life exhausted all their strength to barely hold it back for a while. Taking advantage of this opportunity, I broke the seal of the Forbidden Land, hoping to take revenge while the God Realm was severely weakened, but I fell short at the final hurdle. Goodness and Evil intervened halfway, joining forces with Tang San to unleash the Sword of Three Realms Judgment and defeat me. I injected my god core and bloodline power into Tang San's newborn son, but unfortunately, it was sealed by Tang San. To prevent the immortal energy of the God Realm from killing his son, Tang San sent him to the Douluo Continent. However, because of me, the God Realm couldn't resist in time and was swept away by the Space-Time Turbulence."

After saying so much in one breath, Long Yuan took a sip of tea.

Gu Yuena looked very surprised; she only knew that the God Realm seemed to have disappeared, but she was unaware of these secrets.

"So, you mean Tang Wulin is Tang San's son?"

Thinking of this, a trace of killing intent flashed in Gu Yuena's eyes, but it quickly vanished.

Long Yuan naturally noticed it. He grabbed her wrist. "Hey, hey, why do you seem to have a stronger desire to kill than I do? When it comes down to it, Tang Wulin is just a child. I don't even deign to strike at him. Furthermore, he has a divine consciousness avatar left behind by Tang San that can act three times in a crisis, can even exert the power of a second-tier god, and can summon the Seagod Trident, a super-divine weapon. Are you a match for him right now?"

Hearing Long Yuan's words, Gu Yuena calmed down. In truth, she didn't really want to lay a hand on Tang Wulin either.

Long Yuan gently patted the back of her hand. "Alright, don't overthink it. We have plenty of time. With the God Realm gone, there are no greater enemies aside from those planes peering in from the outside."

Long Yuan did not tell her about the Plane Master. After all, seven years from now, would she really be able to play a role?

He remained skeptical about that; after all, the original plot's handling of this character was too absurd, and even with him here, he couldn't guarantee things would turn out much better.

Gu Yuena, however, keenly caught the information in his words. "Other planes peering in? You mean there are unknown enemies outside the Douluo Continent?"

"That's right. My divine consciousness previously sensed prying eyes from the outside, and I am certain it didn't come from Douluo Planet. After all, the universe is vast, and all sorts of planes might appear."

Gu Yuena nodded, then felt a bit envious.

It was clear that her spiritual power was much stronger than her "brother's," yet the situation was now reversed. Not only did he possess divine consciousness, but his cultivation was also far higher than hers.

And as for herself, she was just an ordinary soul master with a Silver Dragon martial soul; she had to pay a price to use any of her trump cards.

One could only say that she had suffered greatly from the information gap.

"Just stay at East Sea Academy and develop peacefully for now. Follow your own plans, and I will be your safety net."

Faced with Long Yuan's suggestion, Gu Yuena nodded as if under a spell.

For some reason, in front of Long Yuan, she always felt... at ease?

"Classes only officially start tomorrow. Do you have any plans for the rest of the time?"

Gu Yuena shook her head. "Teacher Ye Yingluo just had us introduce ourselves and then dismissed the class. There were no other arrangements."

"In that case, I'm idle as well. I'll take you out for a stroll."

Gu Yuena readily agreed.

The academy was bustling with people, but most were first-year freshmen; students in other grades still had their own matters to attend to.

Along the way, many people recognized the two.

After all, one was a new teacher, and the other was the strongest genius assigned to Class One. Not to mention that both were attractive, they were quite the eye-catchers.

The two walked for half an hour before arriving outside a snack street. This was the most prosperous snack street in East Sea City, and the foot traffic was immense.

"Sniff, sniff—"

"What a fragrant smell."

Just as the two were wandering, a scent caught Gu Yuena's attention. Coincidentally, an untimely sound rang out at that moment.

"Gurgle—"

Long Yuan heard it clearly. He glanced at Gu Yuena's flat stomach and teased, "I couldn't tell, you have quite the appetite."

"I do not!" Gu Yuena pinched Long Yuan's arm and turned to walk into a shop.

"Aren't you going to follow? I'm going to fleece you for a big meal today!"

Long Yuan looked at the sign—Braised Pot Beef—and followed her in with a smile.

"Boss, two orders of Braised Pot Beef."

Before Gu Yuena could speak, Long Yuan spoke to the boss first.

"Coming right up."

Soon, two portions of Braised Pot Beef, two bowls of white rice, and two side dishes were served.

Braised Pot Beef was a specialty of East Sea City and went very well with rice.

Long Yuan and Gu Yuena tucked in with gusto, only setting down their chopsticks after finishing six bowls of rice each.

"Tsk tsk, I never expected you to be able to eat even more than me."

Hearing Long Yuan's teasing, Gu Yuena was instantly annoyed. "Hmph! I may eat a lot, but if you actually had a physical body, I bet you'd eat even more."

Listening to these words, which sounded like nothing more than a coquettish complaint devoid of any real bite, Long Yuan laughed even harder.

"Beep—beep—"

The sound of the Soul Guidance Communicator rang out. Long Yuan glanced at the caller ID and raised a hand to signal for Gu Yuena to be quiet.

"Hello, Tower Master Lu, why are you suddenly calling me on the Soul Guidance Communicator?"

"Brother Long, Her Excellency Leng Yaozhu has arrived suddenly, and she is specifically asking to see you by name."